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November 6, 2016

Written by Martyn Redfearn. It all started with the need for a test bed for a ‘gas electric’ loco. By using bits that were kicking about the workshop, 4 days later the ‘test bed’ was ready for Brian to wire up. After a bit of head scratching we realised the motor was ‘series’ wound and it ran in both directions using the existing solenoids from a 12v battery, so it looked

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Written by Jeff Frost Will the use of sand on aluminum rail lead to severe rail wear? With aluminum being a soft metal, the fear is that when sand is used on aluminum rail it will cause severe/quick rail wear. It is a fact that aluminum rail will wear whether you use sand or not. The wheel flanges will wear away the rail head in curves and the height will wear